The Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans () is an executive agency of the

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that controls the

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. It is based at Rua 17 de Setembro in

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.Military Technology, World Defence Almanac, Vol. XXXII, Issue 1, 2008, p.301

Name changes

* 1975–1995: Ministry of Defence * 1996–present: Ministry of National Defence

Structure

* Military Affairs Cabinet ("Casa Militar"), headed by one of the three Ministers of State and answers directly to the Office of the President.

Minister of National Defence

The Minister of National Defence of Angola is a

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level position in the national government. The minister is responsible for the entire defense establishment. The position was established in 1975 with Henrique Teles Carreira as the inaugural minister.

List

* 1975–1979: Gen. Henrique Teles Carreira * 1980–1995: Gen.

Pedro Pedalé Pedro Maria Tonha Pedalé ( Cabinda, 7 July 1943 — London, 22 July 1995) was the Angolan minister for defence in the 1994 government of Jose Eduardo dos Santos Jose is the English transliteration of the Hebrew and Aramaic name ''Yose'', whic ...

* 1995–1999: Gen.

Pedro Sebastião Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

* 1999–2010: Gen.

Kundi Paihama Kundi Paihama (9 December 1944 – 24 July 2020) was an Angolan politician who served as Angola's Minister of Defense from 2002 to 2010. He served subsequently as Minister for War Veterans. Paihama was the 18th candidate on the national list of ...

* 2010–2014: Gen.

Cândido Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem Cândido is a Portuguese masculine given name, equivalent of Spanish Cándido * Cândido de Oliveira (1896–1958), Portuguese football player * Cândido Firmino de Mello-Leitão (1886–1948), Brazilian zoologist * Cândido José de Araújo Via ...

* 2014–2017: Gen.

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço João is a given name of Portuguese origin. It is equivalent to the given name John. The diminutive is Joãozinho and the feminine is Joana. It is widespread in Portuguese-speaking countries. Notable people with the name are enumerated in the s ...

* 2017–2020: Gen. Salviano de Jesus Sequeira *2020–present: Gen.

João Ernesto dos Santos João Ernesto dos Santos is an Angolan politician and Cabinet of Angola, cabinet minister who is serving as Ministry of National Defence and Homeland Veterans (Angola), Minister of National Defence and served as Governor of Moxico Province. Pers ...

Deputies

The commanders of the three major military services each held the title of vice minister of defence.

References

External links

* http://www.minden.gov.ao/ {{AngolaCabinet National Defence and Homeland Veterans Defence and Homeland Veterans Politics of Angola Military of Angola

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